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Jordan does not have Saudi Arabia’s oil, Qatar’s gas or Iraq’s hydrocarbon wealth. It does, however, possess another asset that is becoming increasingly valuable on the Middle East’s energy map: location.
Jordan’s 2025–2035 Energy Strategy, approved by the government on 3rd May 2026, is built around this reality. Its logic is simple but strategic: if a country cannot become a major energy producer, it can use geography, diversification and interconnection to reduce vulnerability and expand its room for manoeuvre.This is the power of being in between.
